The News Archive

Six of The New Edu’s writers shared their Halloween hot takes.

In this opinion piece, a student discusses the impact of SB 5 on education.

For Banned Books Week, Kentucky students share books they love that have been subject to bans, challenges, or debate.

In this reported piece, a student examines the impact of book bans, harms of censorship, and highlights solutions from experts.

In this opinion piece, a student argues that book bans limit worldviews, in and outside the classroom.

It has been more than a year since the crash happened, but the memories do not absolve themselves easily in this firsthand account.

We heard from JCPS students on their experiences getting to and from school on August 9th, the impact this had on their bus drivers, and more.

In this Q&A with The New Edu’s Sara Falluji, Dr. Renee Hobbs breaks down what media literacy is, the importance of youth voice and authorship, and how intergenerational conversations factor in

Students walked out and protested against SB 150. Now, we’ve been failed by a system that is meant to protect us.

Following the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, two students speak to being indirectly impacted by gun violence–and call for change.

On March 29th, Kentucky's Republican supermajority voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto—making SB 150, sweeping anti-trans legislation targeting trans youth, law.

Prejudice, exclusion, and hatred are subjects they know all too well.

Senate Bill 55 mandates that all public and charter schools with grades 4-12 have free period products available for students. 

Organized by ACLU Kentucky and the Real Young Prodigys, hundreds of students across Kentucky joined forces to advocate for the passage of Senate Bill 63, colloquially known as the CROWN Act.

Curriculum violence can be either intentional or unintentional, but it still negatively impacts students and causes lasting harm.

The three bills enable Kentucky students to hold their schools accountable, and are backed by bipartisan support.

Join Kentucky’s youth journalists in recognizing Student Press Freedom Day on February 23rd and supporting the New Voices Legislation.

Over 130,000 young Kentuckians deal with anxiety and depression. We need to center students’ mental health solutions in schools.

Immense pressure built into school isn’t consistent with supporting students’ mental health.

This is the third installment of Down the Drain on bathroom policy, from time to actually get to the bathroom to the lack of accessible, gender neutral bathrooms.